Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-03-18
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fill all orders In the most satisfactory
manner.
The colored Baptists have been hold.
ing revival here for the past couple Of
weeks, and several conversions resulted.
One of the converts refusedt to take to the
water, however, and will join the Meth
Odists, thus escaping the icy waves Of
the Potomac.
Mr.. John Halliday, formerly of this
place, but recently of Broadway, Va,
has removed 10 Milledgeville, Ga,
where he is master machinist of the
Milledgeville Iron and Machinery Com
pany, which is engaged in the manufac.
ture Of spark arrestors and agricultural
implements.
The nasty Harrisburg Telegram con.
tinues to shock decency and pander to
depraved tastes. We earnestly hope that
the correspondent from this place will
feel enough shame to stop his writing.
He is aiding work of corruption that
can do no one any GOOD, but which is
evil altogether.
We would call particular attention to
the sale of stock and farming imple-
ments by Mr.. VIM. r. Lemen, trustee
for j. Fox Koontz, on Tuesday next. A
very large amount of property is to be
disposed of, and it Is all of the best.
The horses and.catt are excellent, and
the implements new and improved.
The survivors Of the Mexican war
now living 1T Harper's Ferry are Capt.
Geo. w. Chambers, a Lieutenant in
Captain Albertis' company, End Vir.
ginia Regiment; Richard Heater. pri-
vate in same regiment; and Henry
Rhule, a private in the regular army;
I. Stewart, a seaman in the Navy
Free Press.
Through the kindness of our friend
Mr.. Gallaher, of the Free Press. the edi
tor and his wife and mother enjoyed
concert by telephone last Friday even
Ing. The music was rendered at Mt.
Parvo Institute at Charlestown, and
every note was clear and sweet, even
though it was ten miles away. IL was
really a treat.
Bishop Alpheus NJ. Wilson, of the Ma
ryland and Virginia NJ. E. Church Con-
ference South, was in Egypt last
month, up the Nile country, and is now
In Palestine. He will return next
month in time to be present at the meet
ing of the Methodist bishops in Nash
vile. He has been through Japan,
China, India and the Straits Settlements.
The report Of Third Assistant POST
master General Hazen says that the
number of letters sent annually has
largely increased, and that two cent
postage has about crowded out the I'M
sealed circular. The postal card is like
wise failing into disuse. In 1888, when
two cent postage was introduced, $50,
number had dropped to 3OO, 100000
The Shepherd Car Replacer Company
of Baltimore City has been incorporated
by John ii. Fowler, Roberts. Fowler, OF
Baltimore county, Henry A. Parr. John
w. Snyder, Charles o Kelly, James K.
Lee, Roger w. Gull, Of Baltimore city,
and Henry st. John Shepherd, Of Jefter-
son county, w. Va. The capital stock
is $50 900. The company is to manufac-
ture a car replacer invented by Mr..
Shepherd.
The April number of Peterson's Mag
azine opens with fine steel-engraving,
1.-The Waif." followed by the usual
handsome dou ble-sized fashion plates.
Its Interesting stories, workable de.
signs, recipes for cooking, and other ar
tices make this very handsome num-
Der, and fully sustain its well-known
reputation as the cheapes: and best of
the lady's magazines.
AtaIecent election of the officers for
Harper's Ferry Lodge, No. l, l. o. of
G. T., the following officers were duly
installed: VIM. B. Chambers, G. T.;
Mamie Krepps, V. r.. James w. Grub5,
5. Geo. X. Coleman, F. S.; Julia Cole
man, Treas. Rev. w. G. Griffith, Chap;
Joshua H. Cox, NJ; Laura A. Heafer,
A. NJ; Lou Coleman, A. s.; Annie Cox
I.G.; G.. f. Andrews, o. c.; Rev. l..
ID. Scherer, l.. d.
Some days ago Mr.. Wesley Shank, of
Washington county, Md, sold his prop
erly and prepared to move West. MIR.
Frank Chopper, youth of nineteen.
spoiled the trip by clipping with Mr..
Shank's fifteen. year old daughter. After
the irate father had spent severa! days
hunting the children they voluntarily
returned, proved that they were mar
ried, received the parental blessing, and
all are now happy.
Captain Knode, Of Sharpsburg, who
accomplished while boating on the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Canal the unprecedented
feat Of driving steadily for twenty-five
years three mules belonging to him, has
been presented with gold medal by the
Humane Society of the District Of Co
lumbia. The presentation was made in
Georg etown, through Mr.. F. L. Moore,
in the presence Of II number Of citizens
Personal.-Miss Mary Fry, OF
Reading, Pa. is in Sheph-rdstown Wis
ting her aunt, Mrs. d. NJ. Moser.
Mr.. 7. L. Hess, of this place, has ac-
cepted position with Messrs. Fleming
& BRO manufacturers of tobacco and